COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Physical comedy and performance in 3D character animation: how animators have explored and utilized non-verbal communication in character animation
Creator:
Song, Xinwei
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Animation
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Animation
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
By using non-verbal elements such as miming, animators can establish the communication of the characters in animation films. This thesis will demonstrate how miming affects character animation and how it promotes humor by a series of cues and signals. Animated films, such as The Illusionist, Triplets of Belleville and Wall-E will also be reviewed in order to explore non-verbal communication as a way to enhance performance in character animation. Non-verbal acting in live action will also be compared with non- verbal acting in animation.
In character animation, when it comes to actors’ comedic performance, miming is the key to physical comedy, especially for characters acting without dialogue. Animators explore these non-verbal elements to create characters that use physical comedy in the same way as comedic live action cinema.
In character animation, when it comes to actors’ comedic performance, miming is the key to physical comedy, especially for characters acting without dialogue. Animators explore these non-verbal elements to create characters that use physical comedy in the same way as comedic live action cinema.
Abstract:
Keywords: animation, comedy, non-verbal performance, physical comedy, Jacques Tati, Charlie Chaplin, Wall-E, Sylvain Chomet
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2014-11
Format:
PDF: 16 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; WMV